Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resources

Provides information on the psychological impact of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Could be used for challenging status quo, learning about how historical events have an ongoing impact that affects psychology today.

Designed by and for Australian Indigenous peoples, it explores psychological trauma and healing, and the clinical and cultural implications of the impacts of colonisation, through an Indigenous lens. Could be used for learning about Indigenous cultures from Indigenous peoples.

In this ground-breaking memoir, Tracy draws on client stories, offering a no-holds-barred reflection on how the monocultural, one-size-fits-all approach to psychology is failing Aboriginal people. Could be used for prompting self-reflection, examination of attitudes towards psychology.

Discusses ideas within contemporary Indigenous Australian psychology, and how they intersect with Western psychology. Could be used for considering alternate ways of understanding, embedding Indigenous knowledges.

AIPEP is gathering resources that are useful for educators and practitioners in psychology, relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, and to the psychology curriculum. Could be used for finding examples of best practice, and prompts for self-reflection, class topics, and assessments.

Outlines key decolonising strategies that have been effective in interrupting aspects of contemporary psychology in Australia that are detrimental to Aboriginal wellbeing. Could be used for learning about how to decolonise your practice, learning about best practice when working with Indigenous people.